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ANNIE RUIMI, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Texas A&M University at Qatar

241D Texas A&M Engineering Building | Education City

P.O. Box 23874

Doha, Qatar

(o) +974 4 423 0270 | (m) +974 6 689 4914 | GMT +3

[email protected]

Dr. Annie Ruimi, Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University at Qatar September 2015 Page 2

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Associate Professor, Texas A&M University at Qatar. Mechanical Engineering Program, effective Sept 1, 2015

Assistant Professor, Texas A&M University at Qatar. Mechanical Engineering Program, Dec. 2009-Aug. 2015

Visiting Assistant Professor, Texas A&M University at Qatar, Mechanical Engineering Program, 2007-2009

Faculty Fellow, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2005- 2007

Research Assistant, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering. Solid

Mechanics / MEMS Research Group, 2001- 2005

Teaching Assistant, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2002-2005

Engineer, NASA Ames Research Center, CA, USA. Army/NASA Rotorcraft Division. Research Activities in

support of the testing of the V-22 Osprey TiltRotor Aeroacoustic Model (TRAM) in the 40x80 inches National Full

Scale Aerodynamics Complex (NFAC). Deputy to the Acoustics Team Leader. 2000-2001

Research Assistant, University of California, Berkeley, USA. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering. Research in

Continuum Mechanics, Elasticity, Plasticity, 1995-1999

EDUCATION

Post-Doctorate Faculty Fellow, University of California at Santa Barbara, USA. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering.

Research in Continuum Mechanics, Cosserat Elasticity. Undergraduate and Graduate courses in Solid/Continuum

Mechanics, 2005-2007

Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, Fall 2005, University of California at Santa Barbara, California, USA.

Specialization: Solid Mechanics/MEMS Design.

Thesis: “Arrays of High-Performance Ultra-High-Frequency Aluminum Nitride Trampoline Resonators with Gold-

Aluminum Electrodes.”

Three-dimensional finite element modeling applied to optimal design of MEM FBAR resonator array for UHF

filtering applications.

Program: MINT (Mechanical Integration for Networked Telecommunications), Funding Agency: DARPA

(Defense Advanced Research Project Agency). Committee: R. McMeeking (Research Advisor), K. Turner, D.

Clarke.

M. S. Aerospace Engineering, Dec. 1994, San Diego State University, California, USA.

Specialization: Space Structures

Thesis: “Moderately Large Deflections of Circular Plates Subjected to Impact Loading: Analytical Solutions. “

B. S. Aerospace Engineering, Dec. 1993, San Diego State University, California, USA.

Specialization: Aerodynamics/Propulsion

TEACHING

At Texas A&M University at Qatar (All Undergraduate Courses):

MEEN 221, Statics and Particle Dynamics (F15,F14,F13, S13, F12, S12, F11, F09, F08)

MEN 305, Mechanics of Materials (S15,Su14, S14, Su13, Su12, Su11, Su08,S10, S09, S08)

MEEN 368, Solid Mechanics in Mechanical Design (S13, S12)

MEEN 402, Senior Capstone Design (S13)

MEEN 363, Dynamics and Vibrations (F07)

Previously taught at UCSB:

ME 162, Introduction to Elasticity (S06)

ME 166, Advanced Strength of Materials (S06, S07)

ME 219, Continuum Mechanics (F05 Graduate Course)


Courses interested to develop:

(Undergraduate level)

Continuum Mechanics, History of Science, Failure and disasters

(Graduate level)

Micropolar (Cosserat) Elasticity, Linear and Finite Elasticity, Plasticity

RESEARCH

I use a combination of theoretical, computational and experimental tools to address the modeling of advanced materials with

applications in medicine, energy and aerospace structures. Examples of theoretical tools I use are: Classical and Non–classical

Continuum Mechanics, Linear and finite elasticity, Plasticity, Vibrations; Computational tools include Matlab, Mathematica,

FEM packages (Abaqus/Simulia); I have also taken advantage of Texas A&M University at Qatar 3D Immersive

Visualization Facility to visualize computational results and to bring an added element of realism.

To date, I have been awarded $ 3M to support my research activities in rods dynamics for medical simulations, superplastic

materials for automotive applications and shells structures for biomedical and aerospace applications. (See description

below).

NPRP # 7-032-2-016 Fluid-Structure Interaction of Elastic Shells for Aerospace and Biomedical Applications

Sponsor Qatar Foundation, LPI A. Ruimi (TAMUQ, MEEN)- Co-Pis M. Amabili (McGill, MEEN), D. Lagoudas (TAMU,

AERO eng.) and B. Nour (Weill Cornell Medical College, Qatar), 03/01/2015-02/28/2018 $ 857,767.75

Description: Shells are light-weight structures made of shell elements, typically curved, and assembled to form large

structures such as aircraft fuselage, spacecraft, rockets, cars, and storage tanks. Shell structures also appear in the form of

membranes in many biological systems such as arteries, the pulmonary passage and veins. In these applications, the

structures have a thickness small compared to the other dimensions and are referred as thin-shells. In addition, they undergo

large displacements and must be analyzed using nonlinear elasticity. Secondly, because the shells are subjected to an external

loading in the form of a fluid flow (i.e. air for aerospace applications and blood for medical applications), it is necessary,

yet not trivial to account for the interaction of the fluid on the structure to fully describe the dynamic behavior of the shells.

This program of research will built on existing theoretical models and will improve the treatment of nonlinear vibrations and

dynamic stability of shells by i) allowing higher-order shear deformation, rotary inertia and thickness variation and, (ii) by

including hyperelasticity and viscoelasticity as material nonlinearities. In particular, we will focus on two problems: i) the

development of an energy-efficient, safe shell-element made of advanced materials (composite, sandwich and/or functionally

graded materials FGM) for aerospace, and oil and gas industries and ii) the study of a biomechanics problem known as

aortic dissection in which a tear in the inner wall of the aorta causes blood to flow resulting in a catastrophic failure. Both

problems will require a numerical and an experimental phase. Numerical codes will use existing lower-order models as a

base and experimental procedures will include sophisticated apparatus such as a Laser Doppler Vibrometer (LDV) placed

in water tunnel as well as wind tunnel facilities. We will also enlist surgeons and other medical professionals to fully

understand the mechanics of dissection and the numerical analysis will predict the risks of rupture due to geometric

imperfections of organs. Other important biomedical applications for the design of shape-memory-alloy (SMA) shells with

fluid interaction are implantable medical device such stents, valves and filters. The program specifically addresses two of

Qatar’s research pillars in the area of i) Energy and Environment and ii) Health. This program will open up ways for Qatar

to be at the forefront of research in nonlinear analysis of shell structures while collaborating with international centers for

the development of new, safe and reliable materials.

NPRP 5-353-2-138 Surgical Threads Simulations Based on a Novel Information-Theory Approach

Sponsor: Qatar Foundation, LPI A. Ruimi (TAMUQ, MEEN)- Co-Pis: A. Srinivasa (TAMU, MEEN), JN Reddy (TAMU,

MEEN), K. Narayanan (TAMU, Elect. eng.), B. Nour (WCMC at Qatar, Medicine), M. Fratarcangeli (University of Roma,

ECS), 10/2012-12/2015, $1,032,559.46.

Description: Texas A&M University at Qatar in partnership with surgeons from Cornell Weill Medical School at Qatar is

proposing a research program aimed at creating a physics-based software that will predict the deformation of surgical

threads when subjected to conditions commonly encountered during surgery. Of particular interest is be the study of thread

tangling, a non-linear and dynamical process detrimental to surgeons during knot formation. The software will use the

Cosserat theory of elasticity, a theory particularly suited to describe long and thin flexible structures (rods) just as those of

surgical threads which take spiral-type configurations in addition to bend and twist. The uniqueness of the proposed work is

that it will based on a novel discrete optimization-based dynamic programming technique originally developed for

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information theoretic problems related to text strings and which will have the potential to reduce the computing time. We

also plan an experimental phase on bending and twisting deformations of threads to validate the data with the simulations.

The proposed research is interdisciplinary in nature with experts drawn from mechanical and electrical engineering,

computer graphics and the medicine. The outcomes of this research will help fill the gap in the area of medical simulations

which lag far behind simulations in other fields. The software will train a new generation of medical school students and will

have the potential to diversify Qatar’s economy.

NPRP 5-129-4-559 Multiscale Investigation of the Relationship between the Microstructure and Deformability for

New Generation Ultra High Strength Multi-Phase Steels for Automotive Applications-

Sponsor: Qatar Foundation, LPI: A. Ruimi (TAMUQ, MEEN), PI: H. Zbib (Washington State University, MEEN), Co-Pis:

G. Kridli (TAMUQ, MEEN), D, Field (WSU, MEEN), 1/2013-6/2016, $1,016,997.46

Description: The ever increasing cost of energy coupled with environmental concerns, have lead the automotive industry to

consider various energy saving measures. Among them, reduction of the vehicle weight is one of the most effective, provided

that stringent safety regulations are maintained. Accordingly, the industry world-wide has been adopting various types of

advanced high strength steels (AHSS) which, when properly designed, can have both high strength and ductility. AHSS

achieve their strength by a combination of factors: grain refinement, solid solution strengthening and precipitation hardening

(PH), transformation strengthening and grain boundary strengthening. Although recent advances have demonstrated the

feasibility of using AHSS, there is a lack of fundamental understanding of the driving mechanisms for ductility/formability,

strength and fracture/crash-worthiness and how they relate to the underlying microstructure, as well as lack of material

models that relate properties to the microstructure. The objectives of this proposed work are: 1) to investigate AHSS steel

(with emphasis on DP and PH) by an integrated multiscale experimental and modeling approach to understand the local

deformation mechanisms, 2) to identify the appropriate mechanical and microstructural properties that have significant

influence on the local deformations and 3) to develop fundamental understandings on key mechanical properties and

microstructure features influencing the local formability.

Past Funded Research Projects:

Award # 0844082 International Institute for Multifunctional Materials for Energy Conversion (IIMEC), Sponsor:

National Science Foundation, Director: D. C. Lagoudas, TAMU, . Eng., International Collaborator (A. Ruimi), 9/1/2009-

8/31/2013, $4.8 M

Description: Texas A&M University, in partnership with Georgia Institute of Technology, the University of Houston and

international research collaborators at universities in North Africa, the Middle East and Mediterranean countries propose

to establish an International Materials Institute focusing on transformative research in multifunctional materials exhibiting

strong coupling among different fields, resulting in various forms of energy conversion. The rationale for the International

Institute for Multifunctional Materials for Energy Conversion (IIMEC) is that Middle-Eastern and Mediterranean countries

are of increasing importance for the global economy, confluence of cultures, and vital for international stability. The

materials scientific challenges of importance to these countries are similar to the US, mostly related to energy conversion,

storage, transmission and transportation. IIMEC’s geographical focus on North Africa, the Middle East and the

Mediterranean will bring this region into the Materials World Network. The participant countries are poised to contribute

to the international research enterprise: they have under-utilized human resources and a strong upcoming young population;

there are well-trained scientific communities and advanced research facilities scattered throughout the region; and many of

their researchers have strong theoretical and computational backgrounds. Combining this expertise and human resources

with the multidisciplinary research experience of the US participants, excellent experimental materials facilities at Texas

A&M and Georgia Tech, and well-planned guidance in research will result in enhanced connections between the US and this

region.

What Do Drillstrings and Surgical Threads Have in Common? A. Ruimi

Sponsor: Qatar Foundation Research Division, “Best Research Program of the Year: Category Computing” 12/31/2010-

$100,000.00

Description: Drillstrings used in oil and gas operations are long circular columns approximately 3 to 5 km long, 30 to 50

cm in diameter while surgical threads are typically 75 cm to 1 m long and 0.5 to 1 mm thick depending on the type of surgery,

so both share the characteristic of having a diameter to length ratio on the order of 10-3. Drillstring operators need to

constantly monitor the position of the drilling apparatus as excessive vibrations can lead to sudden equipment failure.


Likewise, a surgeon would want to avoid thread tangling, a non-linear and dynamical process particularly detrimental during

knot formation. The elementary Euler-Bernoulli or even the Timoshenko beam theory is insufficient to predict the correct

configuration of these structures which will coil, i.e. twist around their own axis in addition to bend and twist. Instead we

will use finite element computational tools using the less known Cosserat theory of rods. In the case of surgical thread, the

goal of our research program is the development of a software that will be used by medical school students to practice the

task of surgical suturing so the program’s immediate benefits are pedagogical and also in line with the Qatar Sidra project

to offer state of the art medical training. In the case of drillstrings dynamics, the objective of our program is to understand

the interactions between the vibration sources and drillstring-BHA responses and to offer “real time” assistance to drilling

rig operators by developing an advanced dynamics simulation software (ADDSS). With such high associated operational

costs, the anticipated benefits of the program are clearly economical. By engaging simultaneously in these two research

programs, we hope to demonstrate that the Cosserat rod theory is a powerful tool that can be used to solve a wide range of

applications that may appear very distant otherwise.

UREP 08-067-2-023 Experiments of Surgical Threads Subjected to Bending and Torsional Loading

Sponsor: Qatar Foundation, Undergraduate Research Experience Program 8th cycle. LPI A. Ruimi, Co-Pis: B. Nour

(WCMC at Qatar), M. Fratarcangeli, (University of Roma). 6/ 2010-6/ 2011, $ 20,000.00

3D Visualization of Looping, Tangling and Knot Formation in Surgical Threads

Sponsor: Texas A&M University at Qatar, Information Technology Services & Qatar Foundation, LPI (A. Ruimi), Co-

Pis:Nour (WCMC at Qatar), Fratarcangeli, (University of Roma at Sapienza), April 2011, $12,000.00

Description: We seek to take advantage of Texas A&M University at Qatar powerful 3D Immersive Visualization Facility

(IVF) to help us capture important features of surgical thread such as looping and torsional collapse and to look for clues

or anomalies beyond those who could traditionally be displayed on a flat screen.

Refereed journal publications: (*student)

1. Z. Wang*, A. Ruimi, A. R. Srinivasa: “ A direct minimization technique for finding minimum energy

configurations for beam buckling and post-buckling problems with constraints”, International Journal of Solids

and Structures, doi:10.1016/j.ijsolstlr 2015.07.022

2. H. Lyu*, A. Ruimi, H. Zbib: “"A dislocation-based model for deformation and size effect in multi-phase steels."

International Journal of Plasticity, 10.1016/j.ijplas.2015.05.005, 44-59

3. A. Rao*, A. Ruimi, A. R. Srinivasa, “Internal loops in super-elastic shape memory alloy wires under torsion –

Experiments and predictions”, International Journal of Solids and Structures IJSS D 14 0265R3 ISSN: 0020-

7683

4. K. Mongkolcheep*, A. Ruimi, A. Palazzolo, “Modal Reduction Technique for Predicting the Onset of Chaotic

Behavior due to Lateral Vibrations in Drillstrings, ASME Journal of Vibration and Acoustics VIB-13-1418 ISSN:

1048-9002

5. S. Nuti *, A. Ruimi, JN Reddy: “Modeling the Dynamics of Filaments for Medical Applications”, International

Journal of Nonlinear Mechanics Vol 66, Nov 2014, pp 139-148 ISSN: 0020-7462

6. A. Ruimi: “Thermoelastodynamic Solution Using Helmoltz Displacement Potentials, International Journal of

Structural Changes in Solids (IJSCS), ISSN 2163-8160 Volume 4, 2012, pp 37-49

7. V. Vallala*, A. Ruimi and JN Reddy, Nonlinear Viscoelastic Analysis of Orthotropic Beams Using a General

Third-Order Theory, Composite Structures, doi 10.1016/j.compstruct.2012.05.037, ISSN: 0263-8223

8. A. Ruimi, Y. Liang, R. M. McMeeking: “MEMS Aluminum Nitride Trampoline Resonators in pairs and Quads for

Filtering Applications: Computational Performance”, AES Technical Part C International Journal of Advances

and Trends in Engineering Materials and Applications (IJATEMA), ISSN 1916-5366, (1) 2012, pp 41-49

9. A. Ruimi, Y. Liang, R. M. McMeeking: “Effect of geometry on the performance of MEMS Aluminum Nitride

Trampoline Resonators in Longitudinal Resonance”, Journal of the Franklin Institute, doi: 10-

1016/j.jfranklin.2011.09.005

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2015.07.022


10. A. Ruimi, S. Goyal, B. M. Nour: “Interactive Web-based Simulation Tool for Surgical Thread”, World Academy

of Science, Engineering and Technology, Vol:57, S:166 2011

11. A. Ruimi, Y. Liang, R. M. McMeeking: “UHF Aluminum Nitride Trampoline Resonators with Gold-Aluminum

Electrodes and Silicon Substrate: Computational Performance”, International Journal of Mathematics and

Computation, Vol. No. N08, November 2008

12. J. Casey and A. Ruimi: Adhemar-Jean-Claude Barré de Saint-Venant: 23 August 1797- 6 January 1886

Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids December 1997 2: 371-378, doi:10.1177/108128659700200401

Submitted (or pending submission)

13. F. Zhang*, A. Ruimi, D. Field: Phase identification of dual phase (DP980) steels by EBSD and nanoindentation

techniques, submitted to Microscopy and Microanalysis.

14. F. Zhang*, A. Ruimi, P. C. Wo, D. Field: “Morphology and distribution of martensite in dual phase DP980 steel and

relation to its multiscale mechanical behavior”, Material Science and Engineering A.

15. F. Zhang*, A. Ruimi, D. Field: “Correlation between martensite distribution and tensile strength of multi-phase

steels”, Material Science and Engineering A.

16. F. Zhang*, A. Ruimi, B. Schuessler, P. C. Wo, D. Field: “Geometrically necessary dislocation analysis with TEM

and EBSD in original and annealed dual phase steels”, Scripta Materialia

17. F. Zhang*, A. Ruimi, D. Field: “Simulation of tensile properties of DP980 dual phase steels with various

microstructures using fast Fourier Transformation viscoplastic self-consistent model (VPSC-FFT )”, Acta

Materialia

18. H. Lyu*, A. Ruimi, H. Zbib: “A new size effect model based on long range dislocation interaction”, International

journal of plasticity

19. H. Lyu*, F. Zhang, A. Ruimi, H. Zbib: “A multi-scale modeling of the rolling reduction effect on the strength of

dual phase steel”, Acta materialia

20. H. Lyu*, A. Ruimi, H. Zbib: “Multi-scale modeling of tension-compression asymmetry. In progress”, International

journal of plasticity

21. Z. Wang*, A. Ruimi, A. R. Srinivasa: “A discrete variational integrator (DVI) method applied to the dynamical

solution of very thin rod structures”,

22. A. Arbind*, A. Ruimi, JN Reddy: “Least square finite element method for thin rod dynamics”

Conference proceedings and presentations ( * presenter)

1. H. Lyu*, A. Ruimi, H. Zbib: “A numerical investigation of the effect of texture on mechanical properties in dual

phase steel using a dislocation-based crystal plasticity model”, Proceedings of Materials, Science and Technology

(TMS), Symposium on Multi scale Modeling of Deformation in Material Processing, Columbus, Ohio, USA, 4-8

Oct. 2015,

2. F. Zhang*, A. Ruimi, P. C. Wo, D. Field: “Effect of spatial distribution of martensite on strength of dual phase

steel”, Proceedings of Materials, Science and Technology (TMS), Symposium Advanced Coating Materials for

Energy and Environment Applications, Columbus, OH, USA, 4-8 Oct. 2015

3. F. Zhang*, A. Ruimi, P. C. Wo, D. Field: “Characterization of DP980 Steel by 2-Point Correlation Function and

Relation to Mechanical Properties”, Proceedings of Materials, Science and Technology (TMS), Orlando, FL, USA,

15-19 March 2015 (delivered by Zhang

4. A. Rao*, A. Ruimi, A. Srinivasa, “Internal loops in torsional response of superelastic SMA wires: an experimental

investigation”, Smart Structures/NDE/SPIE conference, San Diego, USA, 9-13, March 2014


5. A. Ruimi*, “Simulation Software for Surgical Sutures: Dream or Reality?” 2nd Middle East Conference on

Biomedical engineering, MECBME14, Doha, Qatar, 17-20, Feb.2014

6. M. Fratarcangeli*, A. Bussi, A. Ruimi, “Towards a Visualization Framework for Interactive Thread Simulations”,

2nd Middle East Conference on Biomedical engineering, MECBME14, Doha, Qatar 17-20, Feb. 2014

7. A. Ruimi, S. Chohan*, “Experiments of Surgical Threads Subjected to Bending and Torsional Loadings”, 4th

Canadian Conference on Nonlinear Solid Mechanics, Montreal, Canada, July 23-26, 2013

8. S. Nuti, A. Ruimi*, “Modeling Surgical Threads Using the Dynamic Cosserat Equations of Rod", 4th Canadian

Conference on Nonlinear Solid Mechanics, Montreal, Canada, July 23-26, 2013

9. A. Ruimi, R. Abu Al-Rub*, “Modeling Fatigue in Drillstrings Using Cosserat Rod Theory”, ( accepted) Mechanics

of Nano, Micro and Macro Composite Structures Politecnico di Torino, Italy, 18-20, June 2012

10. V. Vallala, A. Ruimi and JN Reddy*, “Viscoelastic Analysis of Beams Using a General Third-order Theory with

the Von-Karman Non-linearity”, Proceeding of the Third International Conference in Structural Stability and

Dynamics (ICSSD2012), Jaipur, India, Jan. 3-6, 2012

11. A. Ruimi*, B. M Nour, H. Nouri, S. Abdulla, H. Zahreddine, “Simulations of Surgical Threads Configurations,

Proceedings of the 11th U.S. National Congress on Computational Mechanics, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, July

25-29, 2011

12. A. Ruimi*, Y. Liang, R. M. McMeeking: “MEMS Aluminum Nitride Trampoline Resonators in Pairs and Quads

for Filtering Applications: Computational Performance”, Proceeding of the Eight AES-ATEMA International

Conference on Advances and Trends in Engineering Materials and their Applications, Riga, Latvia, July 11- 15,

2011

13. A. Ruimi*, S. Goyal, B. M. Nour: “Interactive Web-based Simulation Tool for Surgical Thread”, Proceedings of

the International Conference on Biological and Biomedical Engineering, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Sept. 23-25,

2009

14. K. Mongkolcheep*, A. Palazzolo, A. Ruimi, R. Tucker : “ A Modal Approach for Chaotic Vibrations of a

Drillstring”, Proceedings of the ASME 2009 International Engineering Technical Conferences (Vibrations), San

Diego, USA, August 30-Sept. 2, 2009

15. A. Ruimi*, M. AbdelGawad: “Performance of Female Students in Engineering Statics at Texas A&M University at

Qatar”, Proceedings of the 6th International conference on Engineering Education, Rhodos, Greece, July 22-24,

2009

16. A. Ruimi*, Y. Liang, R. M. McMeeking: “Effect of Geometry on the Performance of MEMS Aluminum Nitride

Trampoline Resonators in Longitudinal Resonance”, Proceedings of the 6th International Symposium on

Mechatronics and its Applications (ISMA09), Sharjah, UAE, March 24-26, 2009

17. A. Ruimi*, Y. Liang, R. M. McMeeking: “Improved Prediction of Electrodes’ Mass-loading Effect on MEMS

FBAR Structure in Longitudinal Resonance”, Proceedings of the ASME Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive

Structures and Intelligent Systems, SMASIS2008, Ellicott City, Maryland, USA, Oct. 28-30, 2008

18. A. Ruimi*, Y. Liang, R. M. McMeeking: “UHF aluminum nitride FBAR trampoline-shape resonators with gold-

aluminum electrodes and silicon substrate with through thickness vibrations: computational performance”,

International Conference on Smart Materials, Tangiers, Morocco, April 14-16, 2008

Books:

“Theory of Deformable Bodies”, a French to English Translation and Modern Editing of the book “Théorie des

Corps Déformables” by Eugène and François Cosserat, Herman et Fils, Paris, 1909 - Discussion with publishers.

Invited lectures:

1. “Dynamics of filaments for surgical applications”, McGill University, Montreal, July 8, 2015

2. “Multiscale characterization of DP980 steels for automotive applications”, Society of Engineering Science (SES)

meeting, Prager Symposium, Purdue, Oct 1-3, 2014

3. “Thread Simulations for Biomedical Applications”, University of Roma at Sapienza, Italy, Dec. 19, 2013

4. "Constitutive Modeling of High Temperature Shape Memory Alloys (HTSMAs) Using Cosserat Theory",

Computational Materials Science Session, IIMEC, 2nd Annual Meeting, Doha, Qatar, Feb.21-22, 2011

5. “MEMS Design and Simulations” and “Mechanics of Biomaterials”, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M

University, College Station, USA. Jan. 26, 2007

6. “Designing UHF filters with computational tools”, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin at

Madison, USA, March 2006


Research Reports to Sponsors:

Qatar Foundation, Program # 5-353-2-138 reports: April 2013, Oct 2013, April 2014, Oct 2014, April 2015

Qatar Foundation, Program # 5-129-4-559 reports: June 2013, Dec 2013, June 2014, Dec 2014, June 2015

Qatar Foundation, Research Division, Award Dec. 2010 : Annual report Jan. 2012, Jan.2013

Qatar Foundation UREP 08-067-2-023, reports Nov 2010, Final report, June 2011

NSF IMEEC First Annual Report 2010, Second Annual report 2011 (assisting)

Book reviews

Reviewer for Wiley & Sons Ltd, Publisher, Mechanical Engineering

Research advising:

Post-doctorate level:

o Dr. Jayendiran Raja, Shells and smart materials, expected to join Nov 2015

o Dr. Hedi Nouri, Dynamics of Cosserat rods, July 2010-June 2011

Ph. D. level:

o Zhujiang Wang, Ph.D. candidate in Mech. Eng., Texas A&M University, College Station, (USA). Viterbi

algorithm, DVI methods for dynamics of thin rods. Jan 2013- present, Thesis title: “Novel methods for real

time simulations of very thin rod structures for medical applications”, (Chair A. Srinivasa), expected

Spring 2016

o Archana Arbind, Ph.D. candidate in Mech. Eng., Texas A&M University, College Station, (USA), Thesis

title: “Transient analysis of rods by least square finite element method and its application to simulation of

surgical thread” (Chair JN Reddy), expected Spring 2016

o Fan Zang, Ph.D. candidate in Mech. Eng., Washington State University, (USA), Thesis title: “Multi-scale

investigation of the relationship between the microstructure and mechanical properties of advanced high

strength steel (AHSS)” (Chair D. Field), expected Spring 2016

o Hao Lyu, Ph.D. candidate in Mech. Eng., Washington State University (USA), Thesis title: “A new multi-

scale modelling framework for plasticity of size dependent materials”, (Chair H. Zbib), expected Spring

2016

o Aswhin Rao, Ph. D. in Mechanical Engineering (2014), Texas A&M University, College Station, (USA).

(in part, supervision of experiments on smart materials at TAMUQ, (Chair A. Srinivasa)

Masters of Science level:

o Sravani Nuti, M.S in Mech. Eng., Fall 2014, Texas A&M University, College Station, (USA). Thesis title:

“Dynamic Simulations of Elastic Rods for Medical Applications”, Co-chair, (Chair JN Reddy, TAMU,

MEEN))-Outstanding graduate student of the year (2014) in Mechanical Engineering

o Kathira Mongkolcheep, M.S. in Mech. Eng., Aug. 2009, Texas A&M University, College Station, (USA).

Thesis title: “A Lyapunov Exponent Approach for Identifying Chaotic Behavior in a Finite Element Based

Drillstring Vibration Model”, Co-chair, (Chair A. Palazzolo, TAMU, MEEN)

Assistant/Temporary Research Associate

o Regetha Regunath, Numerical simulations of surgical threads, Sept 1-Dec 31, 2015

o Eleonora Tubaldi, (currently a Ph.D. candidate at McGill University, Canada), Fluid-structure interactions

of shells, April 1-June 1, 2015

o Alexandros Solomou, (currently a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Patras, Greece), Fluid-structure

interactions of shells, May 1-June 25, 2015

o Shoaib Chohan, Numerical simulations and experiments of surgical threads, June 2012-May 2015

Undergraduate student researchers: (date of graduation in parentheses):

o Hussein Zahredine (S12)

o Shameel Abdulla (S12)

o Zurwa Khan (S13)

o Rahul Ramesh (S14)


o Regetha Reghunath (S14)

o Ralston Fernandes (S14)

o Syed Aburahman (S15)

o Osama Desouky (S16)

o Abed Elyaacoub (S16)

o Hassan Moussa (S16)

(Static and dynamic simulations of filaments, posters/video preparation, assisting in writing conference paper, conference

slides and Visualization competition)

Senior Design Projects (Spring 2013)

o “Design of a Flywheel Installation and Manipulation Kit”, A. Menon, D. Jonnalagadda, A. Rajan, N.

Ibrik

o “Water Bottle Assisted Lift”, Z. Abou Qamar, F. Majid, J. Gangadaran,

o “Vertical Flywheel Installation Device”, L. Ben Ahmed, A. Hamdan, M. Hamdouna, B. Juartiyono

ASME Student Professional Development Competition, April 2013

o “Analysis of a Can Opener”, A. Sumaiti, A. Al-Mannai, A. Marafia, A. Abu-Ghazala, A. Al-Ghanem,

First place winner (Team Presentation Track),

o “Design of a Flywheel Installation and Manipulation Kit”, A. Menon, D. Jonnalagadda, A. Rajan, N.

Ibrik, First place winner, (Seniors Track)

o “Water Bottle Assisted Lift”, Z. Abou Qamar, F. Majid, J. Gangadaran, Third place winner (Seniors

Track)

Posters:

Materials Science and Engineering Symposium, Doha, March 17, 2015

S. Chohan, S. Nuti, A. Ruimi, “ Dynamics of filament for medical applications”

MEMA TMS Conference, Doha, Jan 12-14, 2015

A Yaacoub, H. Lyu, , A. Ruimi, H. Zbib, “Microstructural Analysis of DP980 Steels for Energy Savings:

Modeling and Simulations”

O. Desouki, F. Zhang, A. Ruimi, D. Field, “Microstructural Characterization of DP980 Steels for Energy

Savings”

H. Moussa, A. Rao, S. Chohan, A. Ruimi, A. Srinivasa, “Superelastic Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) Wires

Subjected to Torsional Loading for Dental and Orthopedic Applications”

3rd TAMUQ Annual Research and Industry Showcase, Biomedical Engineering Track, QNCC, Doha, 2 April, 2014

S. Chohan, R. Reghunath, A. Ruimi, “Experiments of Surgical Threads Subjected to Bending and Torsional

Loadings”

S. Chohan, R. Reghunath, A. Ruimi, “Dynamic Simulations of Surgical Threads Subjected to Bending and

Torsional Loadings”

Materials Science and Engineering Symposium, Qatar University & Texas A&M University at Qatar, Doha, Feb 18,

2014

S. Chohan, R. Regunath, A. Ruimi, “Surgical Filaments: Theory, Simulations and Experiments”

Junior Scientist Breakthrough in Biomedical Science, Doha, May 2013

S. Chohan, R. Reghunath, A. Ruimi, “Modeling Surgical Stitches Using Cosserat Rod Theory” Third place winner

2nd TAMUQ Annual Research and Industry Forum, QNCC, Doha, 22 April, 2013

A. Ruimi, G. Kridli, D. and H. Zbib, “Ultra High Strength Steels for Automotive Applications”

3rd Annual Visualization Competition, Texas A&M at Qatar, ITS, Doha, April 2011

H. Zahredine, S. Abdulla, A. Ruimi, “3D Visualization of Looping, Tangling and Knot Formation in Surgical

Threads”, 2nd place winner


SERVICE

International:

2nd Middle East Conference in Biomedical Engineering(MECBE14), Special Session Organizer (Mechanics of

Filaments for Biomedical Applications), Session Chair, Feb. 2014 Doha (Qatar)

Canadian Conference on Nonlinear Solid Mechanics, July 23-26, 2013, Montreal in collaboration with McGill

University, Session Chair

IIMEC International Institute for Materials for Energy Conversion, 2nd Annual Meeting, Feb 20-22, 2011. Doha,

Qatar. Organizing Committee.

Reviewer for the Emirates Foundation for philanthropy, Research Funding Agency, Abu-Dhabi, UAE.

Reviewer for the 6th International Symposium on Mechatronics and its Applications (ISMA09), March 24-26, 2009,

Sharjah, UAE.

Reviewer for the World Scientific and Engineering Academy and Society (WSEAS), ASME Journal of Applied

Mechanics (JAM), ASME Journal of Vibration and Acoustics (JAV), International Journal for Computational

Methods in Engineering Science & Mechanics (IJCMESM), International Journal of Structural Stability and

Dynamics (IJSSD), Experimental Mechanics (EXME), Journal of Natural Gas Science & Engineering (JNGSE), 2nd

Middle East Conference in Biomedical Engineering (MECBE14)

Reviewer for Wiley & Sons Ltd, Publisher, Mechanical Engineering

University:

TAMUQ Annual Research and Industry Showcase committee, Oct. 2014

QPR, Suicide Prevention, Texas A&M University at Qatar, Feb.12, 2012

10th year Anniversary Committee, member, Jan 2012

Texas A&M University at Qatar, Family Day, Feb 13, 2010

Faculty Advisory Council- MEEN representative. Elected, Jan 2009-Jan 2011

Special assignments:

Report on Travel Policies and Guidelines

Creation of Ombudsperson Officer Position at Tamuq

Administration of Texas A&M University, Association of Former Student “Distinguished

Achievement Teaching Awards”

Texas A&M at Qatar Student of the Year Award, Sept. 2010

Fire Safety Training, Building Operations, Texas A&M University at Qatar, Oct. 2009

Graduate and Research Council- appointed, January 2009-present

Texas A & M University at Qatar, Strategic Plan, Toward 2015. Student Life Experience Task Force, 2010

Undergraduate Admissions Interviews March 29-April 2, 2009

Undergraduate Student Recruitment, 2007-present

Department:

Mechanical Engineering Committees

o Mechanical Engineering Seminar Series committee, 2014-

o Faculty Search Committee, Member, 2007-2009, 2012-2013

o Mechanical Engineering Curriculum Committee Fall 2012-present

o ABET Preparation Committee, Curriculum, Fall 2012-Fall 2014

o Teaching Assistant Evaluation and Assignment Committee, Aug, 2011-June 2013

o Mechanical Engineering Graduates Banquet and Gift, Committee, May 2011

o Outstanding Staff Award Committee, 2010.

o New and Returning Faculty Orientation, 2009-2010.

o Welcome to Mechanical engineering, New Student Orientation 2009-2010.

o Mechanical Engineering Advisory Board Meeting, 2008, 2009, 2010.

o Teaching Assistants Search Committee, Member, 2007-2008

o Industry Relations Committee, 2007

o ABET Accreditation Committee, Member, 2007-2008

o Sophomore students, Faculty adviser, Fall 2007-present

o End of semester Course Evaluation form Revision Committee, Fall 2007

o End of semester Laboratory Evaluation form Revision Committee, Fall 2007


Multidisciplinary: Teaching

o MEEN 221- Statics and Particle Dynamics (for Mechanical, Petroleum, Electrical and Chemical

Engineering majors)

o CVEN 305- Mechanics of Materials (for Mechanical Engineering and Petroleum Engineering majors)

Service/engagement

o Mechanical Engineering Recruitment activities

o Recruitment of Females Students in Mechanical Engineering

Engagement with the international community

o Collaborator in IIMEC (International Institute for materials and energy conversion) beginning in its

earliest stages (Spring 2008). International effort involving more than 10 Middle-East and

Mediterranean countries. Managed by D. Lagoudas (Aerospace Eng., Texas A&M University, College

Stations). Sponsored by NSF.

o Research activities with US, Italy, Canada and Qatar

Engagement in diversity initiatives

o Hosted local high school students in partnership with Admissions office

o Visited local school girls in Doha for Recruitment of Female Students in Mechanical Engineering

o Participated to on-site visit of high school students to students visits

o Recruited post-doc researcher

o Advised, co-chaired and sponsored 3 female graduate students (Master’s degree and Phd)

Other professional outreach:

ASME Student Professional Development Symposium, April 27, 2013, Doha (Qatar)

A. Ruimi, “Introducing Dr. Annie Ruimi”, MEEN 381 Seminar, Texas A&M University, Doha, Qatar, Feb, 19,

2009.

A. Ruimi, “Mechanics and Medical Simulations”, Mechanical Advisory Board Meeting, Texas A&M University,

Doha, Qatar, Nov. 20, 2008

A. Ruimi, “What do Mechanical Engineers do?”, Al Bayan School, Doha, Qatar, Nov. 13. 2007.

CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT

Seminars on teaching improvement:

Educational and Learning Innovation with Technology (ELIT), Flip classrooms by Flit-it Consulting, June 14-15,

2015, Texas A&M University at Qatar

Engineering Leaders Conference on Engineering Education Nov 9-11, 2014, Doha Qatar

First Faculty Colloquium on Teaching, Research, and Service Excellence, December 1, 2011, Texas A&M

University at Qatar

International Workshop Engineering Ethics for a Globalized World, Oct 24-25, 2011 Texas A&M University at

Qatar

Office of Graduate Studies and Document Processing Presentation , Sept 27, 2011 Texas A&M University at

Qatar

Faculty Roles and Responsibilities in Graduate Education, Sept 26, 2011 Texas A&M University at Qatar

ABET workshops –Continuous Improvement and Accreditation June 4, 2011

Dale Carnegie training- Building and Leading High Performance Teams, June 1, 2011 Texas A&M University at

Qatar

ABET Retreat Student learning Outcomes- Course Learning Outcomes, May 29, 2011

Ethics Workshop Professional Ethics in a Globalized World: Towards a Unified East-West Perspective, May 11-

12, 2011 Texas A&M University at Qatar

Faculty Development Workshop, Sept 2010, Doha

Great Teachers Retreat, Feb 5- 6, 2010. Doha

Camtasia Training, Oct 28, 2009

Engineering Education in Transition: Oct. 20, 2009 by Skip Fletcher


Teaching from an alternate location,( Emergency Preparedness), Sept 2009

“Engineering ethics: from Preventive Ethics to Aspirational Ethics”, by Charles Ed Harris, Oct 7, 2009

Three-day Faculty Development Workshop, September 1-3, 2009, Doha.

o Topics included: Technology Awareness, Cultural Aspect & Learning Styles, Teaching Portfolio

Your First Years of Teaching-Common Problems and Proven Practice, May 24, 2009.

Hands-on Classroom Instructional Technology, Aug.16, 2007

Teaching Effectiveness Institute Aug. 12-13, 2007

Workshops:

Qatar Intercultural Institute- Negotiating Conflict Across Worldviews, Doha, Qatar May 13, 2015

CTE Workshop: Teaching Methods, TAMUQ, Doha, April 21, 2015

CTE Workshop: FiT – 8 Easy Ways to Integrate Technology in Your Teaching, TAMUQ, Doha, April 20, 2015

World Congress on Engineering education, QNCC, Doha, Qatar, Jan, 7-9 2013

Wise Conference ( World Innovation Summit for Education)-Collaborating For Change, QNCC, Doha, Qatar Nov

13-15, 2012,

Materials Science and Engineering Symposium (MSE), Texas A&M University at Qatar, Feb 28, 2012

Pumps & Pipes Conference, Collaboration between Qatar Science Technology Park (QSTP) and ExxonMobil,

Doha, Qatar April 28, 2011

Materials Science and Engineering Symposium (MSE), Qatar University, Feb 22, 2011

Euromech; Multiscale effects in fatigue of metals, Ecole Polytechnique, Palaiseau, France, 7-9 July 2010.

Advances and Applications in Materials Science and Engineering 2nd Meeting (MSE), Qatar University, Feb. 2010.

International Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Technology, Bangkok, Thailand, 25-27 Dec 2009.

Texas A&M University at Qatar Industry Day, Oct 25, 2009.

WAVES09 Conference, Pau, France, June 15- 19, 2009.

Materials Science and Engineering Meeting (MSE), Qatar University April 15-16, 2009

Summer School on Multiferroics and Beyond (July 20 – Aug, 1, 2008), University of California, Santa Barbara,

USA.

Summer School on Periodic Structures and Crystal Chemistry (July 27 -Aug 9, 2008), University of California,

Santa Barbara, USA

VECPAR ’08. 8th International Meeting High Performance Computing for Computational Science, June 24-27,

2008. Toulouse, France.

Dimdex Maritime Defence Conference, March 18-19, 2008, Doha, Qatar.

Knowledge Based Industries & Nanotechnology Conference, Feb. 11-12, 2008, Doha, Qatar.

SAFETY

Safety in the teaching and research environment

Safety training program: “Writing an effective process safety assessment (PSA)”, Jan 15, 2015, Doha

Global Harmonized System (GHS) for Hazcom Training (Dec. 2014), Doha

Global Harmonized System (GHS) for Hazcom Training (Nov. 2013), Doha

Fire Safety Training organized by Building operations (2012), Doha

Microtorsion machine (location Room 269 A). Ensuring conformance to safety rules.

HONORS AND AWARDS

TAU BETA PI (National Engineering Honor Society)

SIGMA GAMMA TAU (National Honor Society in Aerospace Engineering)

Reuben H. Fleet/ AIAA (American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics) Scholarship, San Diego,1994

ARCS Scholar (Achievement Rewards for College Scientists), San Diego, 1994-1995

Women in Engineering Fellowship, University of California, Berkeley, 1995-1999

State of California Research Fund Award, Santa Barbara, 2001-2002

Faculty Fellow in Mechanical Engineering, UCSB, Santa Barbara, 2005-2007

Best Research Program of the Year: Category Computing: “What Do Drillstrings and Surgical Threads Have in

Common?” Qatar Foundation Annual Research Forum, Doha, Qatar Dec 13, 2010


AFFILIATION

AIAA American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics,

ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Additional Information

Languages: Fluency in French (native), English

Leisure Activities: Ballet, Cooking, Travel

Country of Citizenship: United States of America/ France (dual)

REFERENCES

Prof. Robert M. McMeeking ( Former Ph.D. advisor)


Department of Materials

University of California at Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, CA 93106-5130

Phone: (805) 893-8434

Fax: (805) 893-8651

Email: [email protected]

Prof. Henry T. Yang

Department of Mechanical Engineering/ Office of the Chancellor

5221 Cheadle Hall

University of California at Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, CA 93106-5070

Phone: (805) 893-2231

Fax: (805) 893-8717


Prof. Reza Langari Department of Mechanical Engineering

Texas A&M University

College Station, TX 77843-3123

Phone: (979)-845-6918

Fax: (979)-845-3081

email: [email protected]

Prof. JN Reddy


Texas A&M University

College Station, TX 77843-3123

Phone: (979) 862-2417


Prof. David Steigmann


University of California, Berkeley

6133 Etcheverry Hall, CA 94720

Phone: (510) 643-3165


mailto:[email protected]




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